BSBA Majors and Minors

BSBA in Accounting
Accounting represents a proven path to an exciting and challenging career in business. Accounting professionals are in high demand and enjoy strong job security, lucrative and diverse career paths, work-life balance and flexibility, and transferrable skills.

4+1 MACC Program
Earn your BSBA in Accounting and MACC simultaneously through our Dual or Second Degree initiative. Doing so can save time and money, ensure you meet the 150-credit hour requirement for the CPA credential, and allow for specialization within the profession.

Key contacts for further information:

• Jeff Plunkett, Professor of Practice in Accounting
• Claire Sheehan, Associate Director of Graduate Recruitment (Specialized Masters Programs)

Actively engage in research and experiential opportunities as you immerse yourself in a curriculum that covers a broad spectrum of economic subjects, including game theory, research analysis and industrial economics.

Learn the business of starting a business. Elective course topics include the business of fashion, real estate finance and sports management, while a wide range of experiential elective courses give you opportunities to volunteer, consult and travel the world.

BSBA in Finance
Dive deep into a complex and competitive field, the expertise of which is valued around the globe. Course topics include venture capital practice, capital investments and quantitative risk management.

4+1 MSF Program
Earn your BSBA in Finance and MSF simultaneously through our Dual or Second Degree initiative. With the 4+1 MSF, you can complete a master’s degree in less time and at a lower cost.  Doing so allows you to obtain more financial, analytical, and technical tools that are highly desirable by employers.  You can choose a few specializations, including fintech, wealth management, and quantitative finance.

Key contacts for further information:

• Jian Cai, Senior Lecturer in Finance & Academic Director for Corporate Finance (MSFC) and Wealth and Asset Management (MSFWAM)
• Lorenzo Naranjo, Senior Lecturer in Finance & Academic Director for Quantitative Finance (MSFQ) and Financial Technology (MSFTA)
• Claire Sheehan, Associate Director of Graduate Recruitment (Specialized Masters Programs)

Gain proficiency in one of our nation's fastest-growing industries—the business of medicine. In addition to core classes, you have the opportunity to take electives that address major concerns facing us today, such as medical ethics, the political economy of health and pharmaceutical personhood.

Our marketing major immerses you not only in the fundamentals of market research but also in such niche topics as business experiments, pricing strategies and innovations. Experiential learning opportunities allow you to learn the art and science of sales well before you graduate.

BSBA in Operations and Supply Chain Management
Operations and Supply Chain Management offers a high-demand career path across industries, from delivering goods to optimizing services like healthcare. It develops hard skills such as process optimization and data analysis alongside soft skills like leadership and problem-solving. With a global talent shortage, this future-proof field provides abundant opportunities and transferable business skills.

4+1 MSSCM Program
Earn your BSBA in Operations, SCM, and MSSCM simultaneously through our Dual or Second Degree initiative. Doing so can save time and money and allow for specialization within the profession.

Key contacts for further information:

• Sergio Chayet, Teaching Professor of Supply Chain, Operations, and Technology, Academic Director of MS in Supply Chain programs
• Claire Sheehan, Associate Director of Graduate Recruitment (Specialized Masters Programs)

Learn how to lead in any industry and shape the workplace of the future. Courses address the fundamentals of leadership as well as specific critical issues facing our organizations today, including government regulation, mindfulness and performance, and global strategy.

Complement your major field of study with courses addressing data management and analytics, financial technology, and people metrics.

Study the economic side of creating, buying and selling works of art with courses and experiential learning opportunities that touch on fashion, publishing, entrepreneurship and consumer behavior. Learn more about the Business of the Arts.

Immerse yourself in the economics of a multidisciplinary juggernaut, the entertainment industry. Study financial, legal and brand management as they pertain specifically to media and hospitality, as well as niche topics like histories of media convergence and filmmaking.

Gain the skills you need to be a vanguard of ever-growing sustainability efforts the world over with a broad range of courses covering climate change, social entrepreneurship, urban ecology and gender in society.

Dive deep into the competitive field of sports economics with a core curriculum that covers management, analytics and marketing. Electives give you a glimpse into such specifics as legal issues in sports, brand management and sports entrepreneurship. Learn more about sports business.

Make the world your classroom. This minor requires an international study abroad experience in addition to academic courses that address the economies of Israel, Australia, London and beyond.

Second majors in business for nonbusiness students include Accounting, Economics and Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Healthcare Management, Leadership and Strategic Management, Marketing, and Operations and Supply Chain Management.

Requirements vary based on your graduation year:

• Class of 2024 (PDF)
• Class of 2025 (PDF)

See course descriptions and more by clicking on the Majors tab in the WashU Bulletin and then clicking on "Second Majors for Non-BSBA Candidates."

Nonbusiness students also can minor in the following business areas: Accounting, Business Analytics, Business of the Arts, Business of Entertainment, Business of Social Impact, Business of Sports, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Business, Healthcare Management, International Business, Leadership, Managerial Economics, Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Organization and Strategic Management, and Strategy.

Learn the details by clicking on the Minors tab in the WashU Bulletin.

You can learn the basics of business without committing to a second major or minor.

MGT 200A: Business Fundamentals and Professional Competencies for Non-business Students provides skills essential in any industry—with corporate, entrepreneurial, nonprofit and government employers. WashU Arts & Sciences, engineering, design and visual arts majors can sign up through WebSTAC.